Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh
| Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh | |
|---|---|
| File:Merrychristmasdrakeandjosh.jpg The offical logo for the movie | |
| Produced by | Dan Schneider |
| Starring | Drake Bell Josh Peck Miranda Cosgrove |
| Distributed by | Nickelodeon |
Release dates | December 5, 2008 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh (previously under the working title as Drake and Josh: Best Christmas Ever) is an upcoming Holiday Season 2008 movie, and off-project movie of the show Drake & Josh from over a year. The movie is a two-hour made for TV movie starring Drake Bell as Drake Parker and Josh Peck as Josh Nichols from the popular Nickelodeon television series Drake & Josh. The movie will be aired on Nickelodeon during the " 2008 Ha! Ha! Holidays" on December 5, 2008 as an Nickelodeon Original Movie.[1] A sneek peak of the movie was shown during the premiere of True Jackson, VP.
Production
A brand new Drake & Josh TV movie tentatively entitled "Merry Christmas, Drake and Josh" began production in July 2008, with its premiere to be December 5, 2008. Creator Dan Schneider is set to return as executive producer, with Marjorie Cohn and Lauren Levine co-executive producing. Michael Grossman is set to direct the feature. The film centers around Drake and Josh, who are working as Santa's helpers in a mall, as they promise a little girl that her foster parents and siblings will have "the Best Christmas ever" — and then try to fulfill that promise. The trailer for the movie has been shown on Nickelodeon.
Plot Synopsis
The film centers around Drake and Josh, who are working as Santa's helpers in a mall, as they promise an unfortunate little girl (who is Drake's cousin's friend) that her foster parents and siblings will have "the best Christmas ever"— and then try to fulfill that promise. In the sneek peek, Drake and Josh are confronted by a parole officer.
Cast
Main
- Drake Bell as Drake Parker[2]
- Josh Peck as Josh Nichols[2]
- Miranda Cosgrove as Megan Parker[2]
- Nancy Sullivan as Audrey Parker-Nichols[2]
- Jonathan Goldstein as Walter Nichols[2]
Recurring
- Allison Scagliotti-Smith as Mindy Crenshaw[3]
- Scott Halberstadt as Eric[3]
- Alec Medlock as Craig[3]
- Yvette Nicole Brown as Helen Ophelia DuBois[3]
- Jerry Trainor as Crazy Steve[3]
Minor
- Bailee Madison as Mary Alice
- Devon Graye as Luke
- Michael Corcoran (Backhouse Mike) as Guitarist
- Britt Hysen as Bass Player
- David Pressman as Officer Gilbert
- Robin Sydney as Jackie
- Skoti Collins as News stand owner
- Tanner Blaze as Little Perry Gilbert
- Rakefet Abergel as Janet
- Camille Goldstein as Violet
- David Gore as Zigfee
- Christian Roberts as Boomer
- Jason Seitz as Mustang rider
- Sara Fletcher as Sandy (as Sara E.R. Fletcher)
- Cosette Goldstein as Lily
- Tim Haldeman as Parade Captain
- Kenneth Moskow as Greg
- Ty O'Neil as Johnny Jackson
- Carl Middlebrooks as Baliff
- Henry Winkler
References
- ^ "Drake and Josh returning to TV in December 2008 on Nickelodeon". mollyandjake.com. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
- ^ a b c d e "TV Movie Cast for D&J Christmas Movie". TV.com. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
- ^ a b c d e "Merry Christmas, D&J recurring Cast for Movie on Nickeloden". IMDB.com. Retrieved 2008-09-28.